Artist Koren Shadmi Makes Love, Not War — Well, Maybe a Little WarIsraeli illustrator Koren Shadmi’s macabre take on Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famed shot of an overeager sailor’s post-WWII celebratory smooch, Tasting Victory, is a not-so-subtle glimpse into the artist’s own feelings on the war.
Filmmaker Ray Tintori Reunites Father and Son, Blows Up EarthWe don’t quite know what to make of Ray Tintori’s Jettison Your Loved Ones — a deranged, no-budget sci-fi epic about perpetual motion and families — other than to say that it’s some of the most hypnotic and strange six minutes you’ll ever spend staring at a computer screen.
Leaked: Lupe Fiasco’s ‘The Cool’ Leaves Us ColdThough Lupe Fiasco’s been saying he’s going to quit recording soon because he doesn’t have enough to say, the problem with The Cool is that he won’t shut up!
Report: Led Zeppelin Definitely Playing New York Next YearUnless you’re Paris Hilton, Liam Gallagher, or Ben Ratliff, you probably missed Monday night’s Led Zeppelin show in London. But you can take your head out of the oven — we’ve got good news!
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Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘The Goon’Today on the Comics Page, we’re proud to present an excerpt from The Goon: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker, another gorgeously drawn volume in the continuing over-the-top noir by Eric Powell, on sale now from Dark Horse.
Leaked: Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘8 Diagrams’ Doesn’t DisappointTouching on typical Wu-Tang subjects like samurais, prostitutes, coke, chess, and comic-book heroes, it’s everything Wu diehards want, and features the group’s eight living emcees (especially Method Man) at their best.
We Can’t Wait to Play the Ghostbusters Video Game!Sony Pictures announced this morning that they’re finally working on a second sequel to the classic 1984 ghost-busting comedy Ghostbusters. But, instead of a live-action film, it’ll be a video game. Also, it will be awesome.
Cast of ‘The Farnsworth Invention’ Beats Broadway Strike Blues With BoozeThe cast and crew of The Farnsworth Invention, Aaron Sorkin’s first Broadway show in eighteen years, gathered outside the Music Box Theater on 45th street yesterday to stand in the picket line in support of the striking stagehands union and to celebrate their non-opening with $12 bottles of Korbel Champagne.
‘PBF’s first book compiles hilariously sick strips.Our favorite squirm comedy appears not on the big screen but the page, in the form of Nicholas Gurewitch’s deliciously unsettling comic strip the Perry Bible Fellowship.